June 3/08 3:24 am - Canadian Amateur Sports Network

Posted by Editoress on 06/3/08

On behalf of Canada s amateur sport community, the Canadian Olympic Committee is seeking your help to support its CRTC applications for English (Canadian Amateur Sports Network - CASN) and French (Réseau du sport amateur canadien - RSAC) television broadcast licenses.

These licenses would represent a major benefit to amateur sport and to athletes at all levels. These new channels would dramatically increase the profile of Canadian athletes as well as provide significant funding for amateur sport bodies in Canada .

We are asking for a mandatory status for these French and English channels, which means that every household in Canada would have access to them. This would give sports and athletes at all levels television exposure across Canada , which will help to grow individual sports and attract sponsorship.

In order to persuade the CRTC (the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) to grant our licenses, we need a strong show of support from athletes and sport organizations.

Here is how you can help:

(1) Register your personal support online now at www.casn-rsac.ca. It won't take more than a minute of your time.

(2) Rorward this email to members of your family, friends and neighbours as well as fellow athletes so that they, too, can register their support for casn/rasc.

More information on the applications is available on the www.casn-rsac.ca website. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish additional information.